Author neal stephensons complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. Neal stephenson is the author of the threevolume historical epic the baroque cycle quicksilver, the confusion, and the system of the world and the novels cryptonomicon, the diamond age, snow crash, and zodiac. That said, stephenson does an incredible job of interlacing his numerous and shifting plot lines, and reamde teems with richlyimagined and compelling characters. The story, set in the present day, centers on the plight of a hostage and the ensuing efforts of family and new acquaintances, many of them associated with a fictional mmorpg, to rescue her as her various captors drag her about the globe. May 31, 2015 stephenson does eventually get around to some of those ideas, especially in later sections of the book. I can only assume you are looking to read neal stephenson and are worried about jumping into his work somewhere in the middle.
Discover book depositorys huge selection of neal stephenson books online. These were never intended as serious design proposalsit was more of an exercise to show how different people thought about the idea. I was 30 pages into neal stephenson s fall, or dodge in hell when i came across the word train and i remembered that a this book was a sequel from stephenson s 2011 reamde and b i had never finished reading reamde. Neal stephenson has a new book out, called fall, or dodge in hell for some of you, that means nothing. Reamde by neal stephenson overdrive rakuten overdrive.
My last adventure, seveneves was a particular pleasure, given the detail he put into the contemporary space engineering descriptions and developments, something. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Although the action lags a bit in this final section, narratively it is the inevitable if. Neal stephenson, signed abebooks passion for books. Seveneves en espanol by neal stephenson, paperback barnes. Is it necessary to read any of neal stephensons books first. Below is a list of neal stephensons books in order of when they were originally released. Since ive advocated for the use of treadmill desks in some remarks and evangelized it to people i know, i thought it behooved me to publish some data and some reflections on it, born of experience. Stephensons writing and ideas deserve a more considered critique, both for their own sake and.
Hes often associated with cyberpunk and similar genres, but as you see here, his range is great varied. In fact, a bookmark had been sitting close to halfway through the mammoth 1,000page behemoth for nearly a decade. Jun 16, 2015 i discovered neal stephenson by chance when i walked into a bookstore and a beautiful book caught my eye. Seveneves is a hard science fiction novel by neal stephenson published in 2015. And considering that the one man is neal stephenson, the hacker hemingway newsweek acclaimed novelist, pragmatist, seer, nerdfriendly philosopher, and nationally bestselling author of groundbreaking literary. I had read one of stephensons earlier books, snow crash, and thought this new one would be a good way to get back into scifi. The book was a first edition copy of his novel quicksilver. Neal stephenson is an american author primarily of speculative fiction, but also of other subgenres of science fiction, historical fiction, cyberpunk and several other genres. So when a friend recommended neal stephensons most recent novel, seveneves, i thought i would give it a try. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Reamde is a technothriller novel by neal stephenson, published in 2011. Bad guys have figured out a way to hack his new shooter splatfest with a virus that took advantage of a buffer overflow bug in outlook to. Like many readers, ive enjoyed several of neal stephenson s books although i did struggle through some of the longer ones in places. Reamde is a book for anyone who enjoys an intelligent and plausible adventure.
Stephenson is known to write tomes and his fanbase relishes in this. Apr 02, 2004 the confusion by neal stephenson 624pp, heinemann. Among all the books tied to the recent 10year anniversary of 911, neal stephenson s massive and massively entertaining new thriller, reamde, may turn out to offer have the best take on. Neal stephenson has become a true publishing phenomenon. Major themes include the manyworlds interpretation of quantum mechanics and the philosophical debate between platonic realism and nominalism. The confusion by neal stephenson books the guardian. He was first published in 1984, but it was not until the publication of his third book snow crash that he became widely known. His novels involve subjects such as mathematics, philosophy and science.
The diamond age by neal stephenson and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Hes just completed the baroque cycle, a trilogy of novels, set in the late 17thearly 18th century. Neal stephenson became a hero to the sciencefiction world in 1992 with snow crash, a jazzy, funny, prescient dystopic novel about a mafia pizzadelivery boy caught up in a plot that crossed. Harper perennial by neal stephenson and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Wells, of imaging a future in which troglodytes live just outside the titanium walls of civilization, and though the setup is an old one, he brings a fresh vision based on the latest science to the task. Anathem is a science fiction novel by american writer neal stephenson, published in 2008. Written by neal stephenson, audiobook narrated by malcolm hillgartner. Buy reamde by stephenson, neal from amazons fiction books store. I enjoy stephenson s books, but his weird racial determinism that he brings up in so many of his books really rubs me the wrong way.
Read seveneves a novel by neal stephenson available from rakuten kobo. The community erasmus belongs to values ideas especially philosophical and metaphysical ideas. As for neal stephenson, snow crash and diamond age are stand alone you can read them in any order, ive not read the cryptonomicon but im lead to believe that a lot of the concepts in it lead into the baroque cycle books so you would probably want to read it before them. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. In keeping with the baroque style, stephensons books have become longer as he has gained recognition. Neal stephenson s new novel, as his veteran fans will soon discern, is a sequel to his earlier book, reamde, though its not touted as such in the marketing material. Buy a cheap copy of reamde book by neal stephenson. Join us in the rare book room as neal stephenson shares his new book fall. Ever since i read snow crash, i knew i wanted to read more of neal stephenson s work. Neal town stephenson was born in 1959, in fort meade, maryland in a family of scientists. Five years ago, neal stephenson published cryptonomicon, a novel of such ambition and intensity that most modern fiction looks timid.
In cryptonomicon, he tackled code breaking and data privacy. But for the first 600 pages or so, what he mainly seems interested in are the most literal. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. It tells the story of the planet arbre through the eyes of erasmus as he and his planet face a time of uncertainty and decisions.
Sep 25, 2011 neal stephensons novel involves a multiplayer online game, a computer virus, russian thugs and a welsh terrorist. The personal website of author neal stephenson, unless its been hacked. Neal stephenson the interview technology the guardian. Neal stephenson is the author of reamde, anathem, and the threevolume historical epic the baroque cycle. Now he imagines an alternate universe where scientists, philosophers, and mathematicians live in seclusion behind ancient monastery. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices.
Neal stephenson is quite rightly known as a writer of ideas, but dont put it past him to pen a straightforward. Since 1984, stephenson has lived mostly in the pacific northwest and currently resides in seattle with his family. Neal stephenson is the author of the threevolume historical epic the baroque cycle quicksilver, the confusion and the system of the world as well as the novels cryptonomicon, the diamond age winner of a hugo award, snow crash, zodiac, anathem and reamde. Having been bowled over by my first trip into his writing with snow crash, i have then travelled through cryptonomicon, the diamond age, and anathem. I read all of his earlier books even zodiac and the big u. His father, a professor of electrical engineering, his mother, a biochemistry lab worker, his grandfathers, one a physics professor and the other a biochemistry professor were all role models in his life that helped shape him to the prolific writer he would become. Neal town stephenson born october 31, 1959 is an american writer known for his works of speculative fiction. Oakpark after a decade of novels set in 18th century europe and in alternate universes, neal stephenson triumphantly returns as a bestselling author to contemporary america. Richard forthrast is a middleaged videogame tycoon with a problem on his hands. For some of you, its a curiosity stephenson is a big deal among. Apr 02, 2016 everyones going to say cryptonomicon, but. Neal town stephenson born october 31, 1959 is an american writer known for his works of speculative fiction his novels have been categorized as science fiction, historical fiction, cyberpunk, postcyberpunk, and baroque stephenson s work explores subjects such as mathematics, cryptography, linguistics, philosophy, currency, and the history of science. Stephenson s work explores subjects such as mathematics, cryptography, linguistics, philosophy, currency, and the history.
Browse neal stephensons bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. It will doubtlessly be a favorite with and even broaden neal stephenson s already generous fan base. Neal stephenson is known for writing big books about big ideas. Neal stephenson audio books, best sellers, author bio. But neal stephenson also has his other styles of writing because he can also cater to those who are looking for a nonfiction books that they can read. His novels have been categorized as science fiction, historical fiction, cyberpunk, postcyberpunk, and baroque. Stephenson, bestknown for his genrehopping novels, tackles techterrorism in reamde. Neal stephenson is the author of eight novels, including the cult successes snowcrash and cryptonomicon. The book tour has wound down, and in classic introvert fashion i am recharging my. I have been using a treadmill desk for a few years, but in midjanuary of 2014 i began keeping. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading reamde.
I love audacious writing and books which really dig into an odd concept and even reading scientific papers on whackedout topics, but found the world of the book too cartoony, the narrative voice too direct and aggressive, and the lengthy egyptian segues really dull. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or. Neal stephenson is the author of reamde, anathem, and the threevolume historical epic the baroque cycle quicksilver, the confusion, and the system of the world, as well as cryptonomicon, the diamond age, snow crash, and zodiac. As well as being a multiple nyt bestselling author, stephenson is beloved among true sci fi fans for his exciting take on the genre. Four of his last five novels have been number one new york times bestsellers. Unfortunately, although i quite enjoyed reading through this lengthy tome at the start, the last 20% of the book severely disappointed, which ended up spoiling most of the book. Neal town stephenson born october 31, 1959 is an american writer known for his works of. But somewhere along about the baroque cycle, i fell out of love with him not that he stopped being a good storyteller, but man those books were long and took forever to get anywhere. Stephenson made his literary debut in 1984 with the novel the big u. If snow crash didnt click with me at all, do you think ill like his other books. Reamd by neal stephenson, one of the unexpectedly best books ive ever read i would love to be able to write a fullfledged summary, or at least a synopsis of this spectacular book.
Neal stephenson is best known for his writing style which covers a fictional universe that ordinary people finds really odd. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read reamde. Neal stephenson is still best known for science fiction novels like snow crash. Neal stephenson audio books, best sellers, author bio audible. Since then i have been a fan of stephenson because of what i call the neal stephenson reading experience. Neal stephenson, on the other hand, shows up smelling vaguely of weed, with a bunch of suitcases. If we truly live in a global society, then its neal stephenson who not only knows how to draw the map of this new world, but can take us anywhere on that map with speed, grace, and agility. Reamde by neal stephenson july 2012 indie next list.
Neal stephenson anathem signed promotional display cryptonomicon snow crash. Neal stephenson 1959 is an american author, futurist and game designer most well known for his works of speculative fiction. Neal stephenson books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. Unfortunately, although i quite enjoyed reading through this lengthy tome at the start, the last 20% of the book severely disappointed, which ended up spoiling most of the book for me. Deciding which book to read next was the hard part, because quite frankly, the size of his books scare me. Nov 30, 2019 neal town stephenson born october 31, 1959 is an american writer and game designer known for his works of speculative fiction. Buy reamde by neal stephenson from amazons fiction books store. Get the best deals on neal stephenson books when you shop the largest online selection at. This is the word one mans word, certainly about the art and artifice of the state of our computercentric existence. Id really love to put down an unbiased, fair critique.
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